Come join our Team! Come join Snoqualmie Valley Health, voted the No. 1 Place to Work in 2022!*

Snoqualmie Valley Health is always looking for people who want to make a difference, not just within their team, but also in the community. Possibilities are applauded, Innovation and Creativity are encouraged and the Sharing of Ideas is welcomed.

We want you to love what you do, and to succeed. Our entire hospital will support your work and embrace the energy you bring to SVH.

Located at the base of the Cascades in a pioneering, adventure-loving town, SVH is an independent public hospital district serving Snoqualmie Valley and the greater East King County community.

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This position is a 0.45 FTE Days

OBJECTIVE SUMMARY: The Charge Nurse (CN) is responsible for directing and overseeing the daily activities of the unit on an assigned shift. The CN must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action. CN’s must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as regulations, and guidelines that pertain to nursing care. CN’s must possess the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures that are necessary for providing quality care. CN’s must have patience, tact, flexibility, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult situations in a professional manner.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Oversees nursing staff on the Med/Surg unit, including Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, CNA’s and Unit Secretaries
• Coordinates and directs the daily patient care operations of the unit.
• Analyzes workloads and skill requirements to meet patient care needs.
• Assesses staff competencies and makes patient care assignments.
• Delegates appropriate tasks to appropriate personnel, consistent with professional guidelines and departmental standards.
• Maintains clear communications with the nurse manager regarding unit needs and/or incidents.
• Basic ability to communicate and comprehend;
• knowledge of basic nursing skills;
• knowledge and familiarity with the therapeutic effects and side effects of common medications administered
• Serves as a resource person on the unit.
• Able to communicate effectively at all levels
• Promotes team building with all staff
• Functions as a role model for current and new staff.
• Assists physicians and other nursing personnel in the performance of various diagnostic procedures.
• Assists in the training of new employees
• Follows the hospital exposure control plans/blood borne and airborne pathogens
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of infection control practices.
• Participates in the hospital committee structure.
• Is knowledgeable of the Quality Control program and the annual QI goals of the Med/Surg unit.
• Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a department/unit team inter- and intra-departmentally to facilitate the departments/units ability to meet its goals and objectives.
• Utilizes shared management model to facilitate decision-making regarding practice, educational, and quality improvement.
• Supports the hospital's mission, policies, and procedures.
• Demonstrates ability to use the computer system.
• Reports to work on time and is at work as scheduled, as observed by nurse manager.

Service

• Consistently holds self and others accountable for meeting patient/customer service standards.
• Anticipates service needs and proactively resolves issues.
• Thoroughly pursues patient/customer issues.
• Creates patient/customer service experiences that heighten the overall perception of the hospital as a premier healthcare provider.

Teamwork

• Promotes collaborative work relationships and influences others to work collaboratively.
• Decisions and actions are based on consensus after considering the perspectives of other team members.
• Consistently uses effective interpersonal skills.

Communication

• Acts as a role model for other staff when articulating information and perspectives.
• Anticipates needed information and updates by proactively communicating to managers, colleagues, and customers.
• Actively listens to others’ perspectives in communications and encourages others to do so.

Respect for others

• Bases decisions and actions on thorough understanding of perspectives of others.
• Finds collaborative solutions to conflicts and facilitates prompt assistance.
• Promotes nonjudgmental approach in delivery of services and carrying out actions.
• Invites and values the input and views of others, reacting non-defensively to inquiry and challenges.
• Considers the needs of others when communicating and carrying out actions.
• Examines the facts before judging the actions of others.
• Actively listens and considers the needs of others in interactions and service delivery.
• Time and priority management
• Consistently optimizes time efficiently and effectively, and serves as a role model/resource for others.
• Consistently utilizes appropriate tools, techniques, resources/systems to achieve maximum results and teaches others to do so.
• Is viewed as a resource in department when dealing with issues of systems and resources and accomplishing tasks in the most efficient and effective way

REQUIRED EDUCATION: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 3 years of medical/surgical clinical experience as a direct care provider or displays the skill and judgment to fill this position

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY QUALIFICATIONS: BLS required, ACLS required. Current state registration

SKILLS:

• Demonstrated proficiency in acute care nursing, knowledge, and skills
• Ability to care for multiple patients
• Flexibility in scheduling and in moving within patient care areas
• Strong clinical assessment skills
• Clinical resource for staff
• Demonstrated proficiency in acute care nursing, knowledge, and skills
• Ability to speak, read, and write English

BENEFITS:

We take pride in the benefits package we provide our team members. Snoqualmie Valley Hospital offers you one medical plan with multiple in-network tiers with Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, Eastside Health, and First Choice/First Health providers/network.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Pharmacy
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Life and AD&D
• Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Travel Assistance & ID Theft Protection
• Voluntary Benefits

Eligibility Requirements - Employees regularly scheduled at least 20 hours per week.

Employee Dependents - Your legal spouse or domestic partner, Dependent children until age 26.

Waiting Period - 1st of the month following 30 days from your date of hire.

PLEASE NOTE:

• The COVID vaccine and the Flu shot (during Flu season) are a condition of employment.
• Snoqualmie Valley Hospital is a drug-free workplace. We complete drug screenings as a part of our onboarding process.